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Necessary Illusions
- Thought Control in Democratic Societies
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
In his 1988 CBC Massey Lecture, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies. Chomsky considers how the media might be democratized (as part of the general problem of developing more democratic institutions) in order to offer citizens broader and more meaningful participation in social and political life.
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- R. B. Colver
- 02-09-21
Enlightening and empowering
This book is designed in a way that makes the world look bleak and out of our hands. There are elements of society that are true to this and now we have the internet, the concepts of this book are being re-arranged as we speak. Essential for media workers and thinkers.
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- Neil Green
- 06-12-21
Excellent book which should be read by everybody.
Very well narrated and researched book into media manipulation of their readers. The examples come almost exclusively from the USA.
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- Alex
- 13-01-21
Yawn
There's very little wrong factually with the content of this book however it is very boring and repetitive and it seems like it has been stretched to about 10 times the length of what it should be.
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